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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2012
Applicants:
Woon Seng Gan, Singapore, SG;
EE Leng Tan, Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Woon Seng Gan, Singapore, SG;
Ee Leng Tan, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04S 3/00 (2006.01); H04R 5/033 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/10 (2013.01); H04R 1/1075 (2013.01); H04S 3/004 (2013.01); H04R 5/033 (2013.01); H04S 2400/01 (2013.01); H04S 2420/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
A listening device (), such as a pair of headphones, is provided for wearing by a user. It contains two or more sound emitters for directing sound to each ear () of the user. At least one of the sound emitters () is positioned such that sound is emitted in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis of the ear canal () of the ear, and towards the wall of the concha () of the ear ().